Poll

Letters

I’ve read where gas is going to cost us almost $5 a gallon by summer. How have we allowed this to happen?
England has paid high gas prices for years. So, I guess we must do the same. Yet, we broke away from the mother country hundreds of years ago.
In America, we once did our own drilling. We had industries. We had jobs.
Now, what has happened? Instead, our drilling, industries and jobs have gone overseas – in search of cheap labor.
We need to bring back drilling and industries.

Franklin Whittlesey’s guest column, “Gun-ban effort infringes on our right to bear arms,” in the March 1 edition of The Lancaster News was thought-provoking in several ways. I felt as though I learned a lot by reading his comments. Then on March 15, letter writer Robert Gilliberti suggested more research on Whittlesey’s part.
I am not sure what subject needed clarification, but the home-schoolers in this family benefited from the firearms history mentioned in his article.

Lancaster native and civil rights historian Jamaal Craig is seeking people from Lancaster who attended the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
He seeks to conduct oral and video interviews for a project commemorating the 50th anniversary of the march that will be celebrated this August.

The time has changed, spring is springing, and the old cars are starting to come out of their winter homes.
Memory Lane Cruisers of Lancaster is one of the oldest car clubs around. We were established in 1998 and we are still going strong. Memory Lane Cruisers was begun to promote an interest in classic cars to keep their memory alive.
Memory Lane also wants to introduce new generations to the beauty of older cars, when you could actually tell the type of car just by looking at it.

Members of the Lancaster County Health & Wellness Commission feel the response to the implementation of the county smoking ordinance has been overwhelmingly positive.
Several restaurants changed to smoke-free at the beginning of this year or prior to the March 1 compliance date.
The process of developing and implementing the county smoking ordinance has taken more than four years.
The U.S. Surgeon General’s 2010 report verified that there is no safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke.

On Thursday, March 14, 2013, we celebrated the life of our grandmother who was affectionately known by many as “Mrs. Polly.” On our way to the cemetery after the service we were riding by Valvoline Express on U.S. 521 and noticed the kind employees. They stood at the front of the business, put their hats on the ground and bowed their heads in respect of the family.
We were so appreciative of their upmost respect they had for complete strangers. They are a perfect example of how we should be.

I read Jane Tanners letter. “Red Ventures located in Indian Land, not Fort Mill,” in the March 15 edition of The Lancaster News, and I’m still trying to figure out her gripe. Who cares where they say they are? The company uses a Fort Mill mailing address because I would guess there is no post office in Indian Land to get the large quantity of business mail it receives. I Googled post offices in Indian Land and the Fort Mill Post Office came up.

Child-abuse cases are rising everyday in our county and the United States. According to National Child Abuse Statistics www.childhelp.org/pages/statistics, five children die each day due to abuse-related deaths.
It’s time for us to take a stand against child abuse and make a difference in our community. April is Prevent Child Abuse Awareness Month and we would like for you to join us in our effort to stop child abuse from 4-5:30 p.m. April 2 and April 9 at the Lancaster County Library Meeting Room.

If anyone were to judge our area based solely on the submissions of Franklin Whittlesey Sr. that have been printed in The Lancaster News and the Carolina Gateway, they might be inclined to think Lancaster County doesn’t have two brain cells to rub together.

My name is Gianna Graffigna. I am a fifth-grader at Napa Valley Language Academy in Napa, Calif.
My class is doing state reports and I have chosen your awesome state of South Carolina. I would really appreciate if anyone would send me pamphlets, post cards, souvenirs or anything else about South Carolina.
I will be writing about South Carolina’s agriculture, history, economy, famous people, events, historical figures and national parks. Also, I will be doing an oral report poster and a PowerPoint presentation.